Author: BooMan

For a political attack to really work it was to be truer about your opponent than it is about yourself. That’s why the following makes me laugh: Republicans are seeking to portray President Obama as the divider-in-chief,...

David Ignatius seems somewhat concerned about the legal footing of drone attacks, but he’s much more concerned about the implications of the administration publicly admitting that they are occurring. The headline of his...

Beautiful tune performed by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane in 1962, to a small pictire-video of mine. According to Ellington, the song was born in Durham, North Carolina. “We had played a big dance in a tobacco...

If you still watch CNN, you are now basically alone. April was their worst month during the daytime in a decade. And their primetime lineup is all but dead. For once, I actually agree with Cenk Uygur. CNN should change...

Never mind the faux outrage, the excerpts of David Maraniss’ book are fascinating. Obama’s girlfriends from the 1980’s seem like really intelligent and interesting people. The journal entries are of a much...